Just thought I would point out 2 things related the Hubble and the reservicing mission. A) The reservicing mission was actually supposed to take place on october 14th, but due to shuttle problems it had been delayed. Had the mission been done when it was originally planned, there would not have been such a long downtime. B) It was *known* that the gyros were going to fail. It was hoped that servicing mission 3 A would be completed in time to replace the bad gyro, but obviously it wasnt. However this was not due to bad planning by NASA, since is has been widely known here (Goddard Space Flight Center) that the gyros had a limited life span. Nothing lasts forever.
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Just thought I would point out 2 things related the Hubble and the reservicing mission. A) The reservicing mission was actually supposed to take place on october 14th, but due to shuttle problems it had been delayed. Had the mission been done when it was originally planned, there would not have been such a long downtime. B) It was *known* that the gyros were going to fail. It was hoped that servicing mission 3 A would be completed in time to replace the bad gyro, but obviously it wasnt. However this was not due to bad planning by NASA, since is has been widely known here (Goddard Space Flight Center) that the gyros had a limited life span. Nothing lasts forever.